Adient targets 2027 margin growth driven by onshoring contract wins and rising automation momentum. Onshoring wins combined with automation progress signal strategic advances that can materially lift Adient margins and investor outlook by 2027.
| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2024 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2023 | ‡‡‡‡ |
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| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2021 | ‡‡‡ |
|
| 2020 | ‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2018 | 1.10 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2017 | 0.83 |
—
—
—
|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 1,110.00 | 945.00 | 958.00 | 924.00 |
| Receivables | 1,874.00 | 1,896.00 | 1,873.00 | 1,881.00 |
| Inventory | 841.00 | 758.00 | 695.00 | 729.00 |
| Other | 491.00 | 487.00 | 607.00 | 652.00 |
| 4,316.00 | 4,086.00 | 4,133.00 | 4,186.00 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 2,526.00 | 2,552.00 | 2,549.00 | 2,744.00 |
| ST’ Debt | 132.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| Other | 678.00 | 759.00 | 734.00 | 685.00 |
| 3,738.00 | 3,678.00 | 3,687.00 | 3,816.00 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 3,644.00 | 3,865.00 | 3,929.00 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 3,495.00 | 3,611.00 | 3,741.00 | 3,688.00 |
14,535.00
|
| ’24 | 3,660.00 | 3,750.00 | 3,716.00 | 3,562.00 |
14,688.00
|
| ’23 | 3,699.00 | 3,912.00 | 4,055.00 | 3,729.00 |
15,395.00
|
| ’22 | 3,480.00 | 3,506.00 | 3,485.00 | 3,650.00 |
14,121.00
|
| ’21 | 3,848.00 | 3,819.00 | 3,242.00 | 2,771.00 |
13,680.00
|
| ’20 | 3,936.00 | 3,511.00 | 1,626.00 | 3,597.00 |
12,670.00
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 80.00 | 81.00 | 205.00 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 109.00 | (45.00) | 172.00 | 213.00 |
449.00
|
| ’24 | 41.00 | 81.00 | 158.00 | 263.00 |
543.00
|
| ’23 | 44.00 | 126.00 | 203.00 | 294.00 |
667.00
|
| ’22 | (14.00) | 29.00 | 23.00 | 236.00 |
274.00
|
| ’21 | 231.00 | (91.00) | 222.00 | (102.00) |
260.00
|
| ’20 | 239.00 | (56.00) | (455.00) | 518.00 |
246.00
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 17.00 | 8.00 | 144.00 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 51.00 | (88.00) | 123.00 | 152.00 |
238.00
|
| ’24 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 88.00 | 192.00 |
292.00
|
| ’23 | (2.00) | 70.00 | 144.00 | 229.00 |
441.00
|
| ’22 | (63.00) | (27.00) | (24.00) | 181.00 |
67.00
|
| ’21 | 170.00 | (144.00) | 173.00 | (169.00) |
30.00
|
| ’20 | 148.00 | (146.00) | (527.00) | 460.00 |
(65.00)
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.28) | 0.34 | 0.32 | — |
—
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| ’25 | 0.00 | (3.99) | 0.43 | 0.22 |
(3.39)
|
| ’24 | 0.21 | (0.77) | (0.12) | 0.91 |
0.20
|
| ’23 | 0.13 | (0.16) | 0.77 | 1.42 |
2.15
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| ’22 | (0.57) | (0.85) | (0.32) | 0.47 |
(1.27)
|
| ’21 | 1.58 | 0.72 | (0.75) | 10.02 |
11.58
|
| ’20 | (1.78) | (0.20) | (3.46) | (0.38) |
(5.83)
|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 27.15 | 30.11 | 16.43 | 10.04 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 50.96 | 47.50 | 37.04 | 26.16 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 75,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 65,000 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 14,121.00 | 15,395.00 | 14,688.00 | 14,535.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 5.71% | 6.71% | 6.32% | 6.61% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 54.00 | 295.00 | 133.00 | (88.00) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.38% | 1.92% | 0.91% | (0.61%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (40.00) | 295.00 | 101.00 | (191.00) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 350.00 | 340.00 | 332.00 | 325.00 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 148.96 | 162.91 | 164.11 | 175.12 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1.27) | 2.19 | 0.21 | (3.39) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.89 | 7.06 | 6.07 | 5.41 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.18) | (2.39) | (2.80) | (2.54) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.71 | 4.67 | 3.26 | 2.87 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 25.05 | 26.94 | 27.30 | 24.86 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 94.80 | 94.50 | 89.50 | 83.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 16.57 | 90.28 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.11 | 1.35 | 0.83 | 0.97 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.24 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 63.56 | 11.00 | 11.91 | 14.44 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 274.00 | 667.00 | 543.00 | 449.00 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (207.00) | (226.00) | (251.00) | (211.00) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 67.00 | 441.00 | 292.00 | 238.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 662.00 | 578.00 | 408.00 | 446.00 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,575.00 | 2,533.00 | 2,404.00 | 2,395.00 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,628.00 | 1,423.00 | 1,459.00 | 1,437.00 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2,375.00 | 2,546.00 | 2,443.00 | 2,063.00 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1.20%) | 2.21% | 0.19% | (3.07%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.26% | 7.54% | 6.74% | 7.84% | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (4.71%) | 8.33% | 0.72% | (12.47%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
|
Adient (ADNT), the resilient automotive seating supplier spun off from Johnson Controls in 2016, has weathered industry storms from COVID disruptions to the EV shift, with revenue cycling from a $17.4 billion peak in 2018 to a pandemic low of $12.7 billion before stabilizing around $14-15 billion. Trading at depressed levels with a price-to-sales ratio of just 0.14x—well below historical averages—analysts project modest 9% upside to average targets (22% high, 19% downside risk), driven by efficiency gains like revenue per employee rebounding to 2016 levels amid a 13% headcount cut and gross margins rising 35% to 6.3%.
Cash flow tells a turnaround tale: free cash flow per share hit $4.67 in 2023 after early losses, supporting a 41% debt reduction to $2.4 billion, while forecasts show EPS swinging from a 2025 loss of -$3.39 to $3.81 by 2028 amid share buybacks shrinking outstanding shares 16%. Yet volatility persists—earnings flip-flopped with auto cycles, insiders show light sells without buys, and thin margins face commodity spikes, EV capex demands, and geopolitical risks.
For patient value hunters, Adient’s low PB ratios and improving ROIC signal undervaluation if auto volumes rebound post-2024 softness, echoing post-COVID snapbacks. Full analysis dives deeper into patterns, risks, and the road to 2026 profitability.
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